He was also told that his entire jaw bone might have to be removed for removal of cancer.
However, as his condition worsened and pain became unbearable, the patient approached the doctors at Fortis Hospital in October.
“He was in tremendous pain and was unable to eat at all.
After complete evaluation, we convinced him that we can give a try to remove the tumour while preserving his jaw bone. But surgery was a must to save his life,” Dr Singhal said.
So as a part of the surgery, his entire tongue and the floor of mouth along with upper half of the entire jaw bone was removed by marginal mandibulectomy while preserving the lower contour of the jaw bone.
